UK 4x4 Sales Stats

[Linux Nuke]

I have seen figures for UK 4x4 sales for Jan-Nov 2001. Top sellers are :-

Freelander........23,000
Disco.............10,700
Toy RAV4...........9,700
Honda CR-V.........8,250
Suz Grd.Vitara.....7,100
Merc M-class.......5,900
BMW X5.............5,300
ZJ.................4,050
Suz Jimny..........4,020
Mits. L200.........3,700

The XJ is not on list as no longer sold, but I would guess that it would have been about 2000 for the year. I would guess the YJ sold just a couple of hundred.

I would also guess that the Defender and Range Rover sold about 2000 each.

Far more Freelanders than anything else, and Jeeps in a minority here.



[This message has been edited by Linux Nuke (edited 02-15-2002).]

[ukjeeper]

And try joining most of those clubs, or going on off-roading competitons over there. "If it wasn't built in Solihull, it ain't S**T" is the mentality over there. You'd get a better reception going to Sturgis on a Pacific Coast!
Good luck LinuxNuke, Keep the XJ faith (even if you're not sure where you are http://forums.jeepsunlimited.com/ubb/wink.gif)

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[Synister1]

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by ukjeeper:
And try joining most of those clubs, or going on off-roading competitons over there. "If it wasn't built in Solihull, it ain't S**T" is the mentality over there. You'd get a better reception going to Sturgis on a Pacific Coast!
Good luck LinuxNuke, Keep the XJ faith (even if you're not sure where you are http://forums.jeepsunlimited.com/ubb/wink.gif)

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Sturgis (biker rally) isn't on the coast, Try in the midwest.

[ukjeeper]

Should have been clearer, A Pacific Coast is a 600cc Honda POS covered in plastic. Really nasty bike.

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'89 YJ. 4" Superlift, Rancho 9000's, D30/D35 4.10 with Detroit in back, and Tru-Trac in front.
33" BFG AT KO's. IPF headlights, PIAA driving lights, Warn 9000i, Canyon City rear rack.
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[PineBarrensJeepster]

It should be WJ not ZJ, they don't still sell ZJ's over there do there? They were only made from 93-98. From 99- up they are WJ's.

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[Linux Nuke]

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by PineBarransJeepster:
It should be WJ not ZJ, they don't still sell ZJ's over there do there? From 99- up they are WJ's.</font>

No they don't, I meant the WJ. My mistake : I did know that.

But don't worry, with Landrovers very common here there is some kudos in driving an XJ.

Also, there are a lot of height restrictors in the UK, usually 1.75m high. You get them at entrances to car parks, drive-throughs, petrol filling stations. They are meant to keep out the socially undesirable who in the UK are supposed to drive white Ford Transit vans or VW campers http://forums.jeepsunlimited.com/ubb/smile.gif I can get under these barriers - Disco's and Freelanders cannot http://forums.jeepsunlimited.com/ubb/tongue.gif



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[Oman Jeep]

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Linux Nuke:
white Ford Transit vans or VW campers http://forums.jeepsunlimited.com/ubb/tongue.gif

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hehe..

Saw a Bumper sticker on a Transit once...

"If this van is being driven carefully, please report stolen..."


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